shareholder identification & shareholder identification & targeting

Global Shareholder ID - ChallengesRelying on public filings alone provides a very limited view• US: most information available – 80%+ of institutionalownership and 13F – but very delayed (quarterly filings plusreporting period), hedge funds & smaller firms avoid publicfilings, and poor coverage of non-US investors• Europe/Asia: filings pale in comparison to US, Publiclyavailable institutional positions are simply a “Sum of Funds”withdelayed & staggered reporting periods – 50% ofownership at best• This is why a huge number of companies hire a shareholder IDspecialist to uncover their shareholders once, twice or fourtimes a year or where legislation enable it (USA, UK) on acontinuous basis: to ensure that they have the mostcomprehensive and up-to-date view of their shareholders